Cattle poke



E. M.'GEIGLE.

CATTLE POKE- lwmcmou FILED IIAY 24, I921.

1 ,41 1 ,08 1 Patented Mar. 28,1922.

EMA UEL n. GEIGLE, or BALDWIN, NORTH DAKOTA.

CATTLE POKE.

Application filed May 24,

To all whom it may concern.- I a 7 Be it known that EMANUEL M. Galena, a citizen of the United States of America, re-

' 'sidin at Baldwin, in the county of Burleigh and new and useful Improvements in Cattle Pokes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient means for preventing cattle from goring or injuriously attacking fences, particularly wire fencessuch as are now commonly employed as the means of enclosing pastures; and furthermore to provide a device for the purpose indicated which can readily and quickly be applied to the animal and which will not restrain or afford any inconvenience to the cattle in grazing or otherwise except in the event that the animal should attemptto force its way' through a fence or similar enclosing means; and with these objects in view the invention. consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fi re 1 is a general view of a device embodymg the invention applied in the operative position to an animal. 1

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on the line .3--3 of Fi ure 2.

igure 4 is a perspective view of the clamp.

The device consists essentially ofa saddle 10 preferably made of relatively light metal adapted to straddle and rest upon the back of the neck of the animal as indicated in Figure 1 and carrying a clamp ll'for engaging the hide at the back of the neck, and

an upwardly directed poke frame adapted tov engage with the wires or strands of a fence whenthe animal makes an effort to passthrough 0r gore the fence in an effort to escape from the pasture or enclosure.

In the construction illustrated the clamp is provided with divergent arms 13 connected by a spring coil 14 having inwardly directed terminal spurs 15 for engagement with the loose hide at the neck of the animal and which can be so engaged without apthe saddle tate of North Dakota, has invented Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d M 2 1922 1921. Serial No. 472,104.

. preciable inconvenience or distress to the animal except when, strain being applied to tending to pull theclamp away from the neck, theanimal isaware of a" prick ng or pulling sensation which serves to act as a restraining influence and causes it to desist from the efforts which have resulted .1n such sensation. Y

The clamp is secured to the saddle by .means of a pin 16 fitted terminally in seats 17 in spanning relation with an opening 18 'in the saddle, said pin being provlded with a finger hold 19 so that after the clamp has been positioned in engagement with the hide at the neck of the ammal the saddle may be placed thereover and the pin inserted through the ring or coil of the clamp to lock the saddle in its proper position.

The upstanding poke frame consists of uprights 20 connected by a cross bar 21 and downwardly and rearwardly inclined braces 22 which serve to give solidity to the structure, and when the animal wearin the device attempts to pass through a fence the contact of a runner or strand of the fence wire with the uprights tends to tilt the saddle rearwardly or raise the front end thereof and thus apply a strain to the clamp which as above indicated causes sufficient inconvenience to the animal to result in inducin it to desist.

aving described the invention, what is claimed as new anduseful is 1 1. A cattle poke having a saddle carr ing a depending 0 amp for engaging the hi e at the back of the neck of the animal and an vided witha-n opening spanned by a removable pin engaging the clamp for connecting the same to the saddle.

2. A cattle poke having a saddle carrying a depending clamp for engaging the hide at V theback of the neck of the animal and an upstanding poke frame for contact with a fence strand or runner, the said frame consist-ing of uprights connected by a transverse rod and braces extending rearwardl and downwardly from the upper ends of t e uprights, whereby rearward pressure upon the 5 the hide it-the (back of the neck of the animal, and an upstanding poke frame mounted on the saddle for contact with a fence strand oke having a saddle and it or runner; the saddle being detacha-hiy cured to the clamp for attachment. thereto after the letter has been engaged with the hide.

In testimony whereoi he afiixes -his sig nature. 7 V EMANUEL M. GrEIGrLE 

